Cumbalum · Urban Centre

Transport & Vehicles in Cumbalum

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

Car reliance is higher here than in most similar areas, with every single household in Cumbalum now owning at least one motor vehicle. This heavy dependence on cars is reflected in the way people travel for work, as very few use public transport.

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📍 Cumbalum, Urban Centre

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

No home in the area is without a car, a figure well below the New South Wales average of 9.2%. Most households have two vehicles, while 8.7% own four or more.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 7.9%
  • 2016: 3.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Cumbalum, 2 vehicles is the majority at 56%; 1 vehicle is next at 21%.

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Driving is the main way to get to work for 63.7% of people. While 15.2% work from home—a figure much higher than in most similar areas—this is still well below the national figure of 21%.

15.2% ▲ +280.5%

Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 4.0%
  • 2016: 5.0%
  • 2021: 15.2%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

0.5% ▼ -58.8%

Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 1.2%
  • 2016: 4.3%
  • 2021: 0.5%

Share of employed people who got to work by train, bus, ferry or tram/light rail as their only method of travel on census day.

How people get to work

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In Cumbalum, Car (driver) is the majority at 76%; Worked at home is next at 18%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Cumbalum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115050/cumbalum/topic/transport